Echinacea ‘Sweet Sandia’ PPAF
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(Image Courtesy of Terra Nova) An exciting new selection from Terra Nova, `Sweet Sandia’ is an enchanting Echinacea with spoon-shaped bicolor petals in deep rose, tipped in apple-green, surrounding cinnamon-orange cones. These long-lived flowers arise out of compact clumps of deep green foliage and continuously bloom from early summer into fall. Use `Sweet Sandia’ in planters, en-masse as ground covering and as a companion to other plants.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Green, of Various Intensity
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Spoon-shaped bicolor petals in deep rose, tipped in apple-green, surrounding cinnamon-orange cones.
Landscape Value
Use `Sweet Sandia' in planters, en-masse as ground covering and as a companion to other plants.
Care
Watering:
`Sweet Sandia' Coneflower is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
`Sweet Sandia' Coneflower is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
`Sweet Sandia' Coneflower should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.